DEAR READERS: Today we celebrate the birth of a great American, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose life was dedicated to furthering equality for those to whom it had been denied. His speech, which began, "I have a dream ..." is a classic.
However, another quote of Dr. King's bears repeating: "The good neighbor looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers."
During this final year of the century, look into the hearts of your neighbors. It will reconfirm that despite our difference, we are all very much alike.